And of course, Spongebob had to get involved.

As did the ~orb moment~.

For the record, a NASA spokesman told BuzzFeed News the sign is there "as a day-to-day reminder."

"Procedures require the hardware to be cleaned before tiles are bonded to the spacecraft, so touching the surface is okay," Bob Jacobs said. "Otherwise, the hardware would have had a protective cover over it like the thermal heat shield, which was nearby."

Pence responded Friday to the ~controversy~ by blaming the whole thing on Sen. Marco Rubio, who was with him.